Rosa plant named &#39;SFROSA129&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of shrub rose plant named ‘SFROSAL129’, characterized by its semi-double type, salmon-pink colored flowers, dark green-colored glossy foliage, and moderately vigorous, semi-upright, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/178,085 filed Mar. 31, 2015.

LATIN NAME OF GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLANT CLAIMED

Rosa hybrida

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘SFROSA129’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Rosa hybrida. The new cultivar will be referred to hereafter by its cultivar name, ‘SFROSA129’. ‘SFROSA129’ is a new cultivar of shrub rose grown for use as a landscape shrub.

The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Arroyo Grande, Calif. during July 2009. The objective of the breeding program was to create new shrub rose cultivars with disease resistance, ever blooming habits, unique brightly colored flowers that can be readily propagated on their own roots.

The new shrub rose cultivar is the result of open-pollination. The female (seed) parent of the new cultivar is Lovestruck ‘JACboupu’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,848, characterized by its double type, bright pink-colored flowers having a light cream petal reverse, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit. The male (pollen) parent of the new cultivar is unknown. The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated open-pollination during October 2010 in a controlled environment in Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by stem cuttings since October 2010 in Arroyo Grande, Calif. has demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true to type with all of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish ‘SFROSAL129’ as a new and distinct cultivar of shrub rose plant:

-   -   1. Semi-double type, salmon-pink colored flowers;     -   2. Dark green-colored glossy foliage; and     -   3. Moderately vigorous, semi-upright, compact-mounded growth         habit.

Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female parent primarily in having a different flower color, fewer petals, and a more semi-upright growth habit.

Of the many commercially available shrub rose cultivars, the most similar in comparison to the new cultivar is Carefree Beauty ‘Bucbi’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4, 225, expired. However, in side by side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Bucbi’ in at least the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new cultivar have smaller flowers and fewer         petals than plants of ‘Bucbi’;     -   2. Plants of the new cultivar have less thorns than plants of         ‘Bucbi’; and     -   3. Plants of the new cultivar have a flower color that is more         salmon-pink than plants of ‘Bucbi’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this type, typical flower and foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed description, which accurately describes the colors of ‘SFROSAL129’. The plants were approximately two-years old and grown in in the ground in West Chicago, Ill. for approximately one year.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth and flowering habit of ‘SFROSAL129’.

FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of an individual flower of ‘SFROSAL129’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, 2007 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significance are used. The color values were determined in July 2015 under natural light conditions in West Chicago, Ill.

The following is a detailed description of plants that were approximately two-years old. Plants were grown in in the ground in West Chicago, Ill. under garden-like conditions for approximately one year. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical plants.

-   Botanical classification: Rosa hybrida cultivar SFROSAL129. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female parent.—Lovestruck ‘JACboupu’, U.S. Plant Pat. No.             20,848.         -   Male parent.—Unknown. -   Propagation:     -   -   Type cutting.—Stem.         -   Time to initiate roots.—Approximately 14 to 21 days.         -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—Approximately 30 to 45             days.         -   Root description.—Fibrous.         -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching. -   Plant description:     -   -   Plant type.—Deciduous shrub.         -   Cold hardiness.—At least to USDA Zone 5.         -   Diseases and pests.—Has shown tolerance to be resistant to             powdery mildew and rust.         -   Commercial crop time.—Approximately 12 to 15 weeks from a             rooted cutting to finish in a one-gallon container.         -   Growth rate and habit.—Moderately vigorous, compact,             upright-mounded.         -   Size.—Height from soil level to top of plant plane:             Approximately 55.0 cm. Width: Approximately 66.0 cm.         -   Branching habit.—Freely branching. Quantity of primary stems             per plant: Approximately 8. Quantity of lateral branches per             primary stem: Approximately 2 to 4.         -   Lateral branch.—Strength: Strong. Length: Approximately             21.0 cm. Diameter: Approximately 4.0 mm. Length of central             internode: Approximately 3.0 cm. Texture: Glabrous with             thorns. Color of young branch: 144A. Closest to but darker             than 144A, with age becomes woody N199B.         -   Thorns.—Shape: Triangular, with oval base and sharp pointed             apices. Aspect: Pointed downward. Density: Approximately 1             to 2 per linear centimeter. Length: Approximately 5.0 mm.             Diameter at midpoint: Less than 1.0 mm. Texture: Glabrous.             Color: 145B maturing to 165B. -   Foliage description:     -   -   General description.—Form: Compound, division is             odd-pinnate, typically 5 leaflets. Fragrance: None detected.             Aspect: Typically perpendicular to stem. Arrangement:             Alternate. Overall shape: Elliptic. Length of mature leaf:             Approximately 9.0 cm. Width of mature leaf: Approximately             7.5 cm.         -   Leaflets.—Shape: Elliptic. Margin: Serrulate. Apex:             Cuspidate. Base: Obtuse. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Terminal             leaflet length: Approximately 4.5 cm. Terminal leaflet             width: Approximately 3.5 cm. Lateral leaflet length:             Approximately 4.0 cm. Lateral leaflet width: Approximately             3.0 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Color             of upper surface of young foliage: Closest to but darker             green than 144A with venation of 144A. Color of lower             surface of young foliage: 146D with venation of 145A. Color             of upper surface of mature foliage: N137A with venation of             146B, margins tinted 187A with sun. Color of lower surface             of mature foliage: Closest to 146C with venation of 146D.             Length of rachis: Approximately 2.5 cm. Diameter of rachis:             Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces of             rachis: Sparsely pubescent. Color of upper and lower             surfaces of rachis: 146C tinted 187A in sun.         -   Petiole.—Length: Approximately 2.0 cm. Diameter:             Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Color:             146C tinted 187A in sun.         -   Petiolules.—Length: Approximately 1.0 mm. Diameter:             Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture: Glabrous. Color: 146D.         -   Stipules.—Quantity: 2 per leaf. Aspect: Adnate to petiole             with free apex outwardly pointed. Shape: Acute. Margin:             Entire, ciliate. Length: Approximately 8.0 mm and a free             apex portion of approximately 4.0 mm. Width: Approximately             2.0 mm. Texture: Glabrous. Color: 146A. -   Flowering description:     -   -   Flowering habit.—Continuous bloom in California and from             June to first frost in the Midwestern, northeastern, and             southeastern areas of the United States.         -   Lastingness of individual inflorescence on the             plant.—Approximately 5 to 8 days depending on temperature             and sunlight exposure. -   Flower description:     -   -   General description.—Type: Semi-double. Form: Rosette,             solitary at terminus and upper nodes of lateral branches.             Aspect: Facing upward and outward. Quantity per plant:             Approximately 13. Fragrance: Mild tea scent. Diameter:             Approximately 7.0 cm. Depth: Approximately 3.0 cm.         -   Bud.—Quantity per plant: Approximately 6. Shape: Ovoid.             Length: Approximately 2.3 cm. Diameter: Approximately             1.1 cm. Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Color: Calyx 146B             tinted 187A with sun, petals 32C to 32D.         -   Petals.—Quantity: 10, drop readily and cleanly. Arrangement:             Imbricate whorls. Shape: Obcordate to obovate. Margin:             Entire, edges rolled backwards. Apex: Obcordate to rounded.             Base: Attentuate. Length of outermost: Approximately 3.4 cm.             Width of outermost: Approximately 3.5 cm. Length of             innermost: Approximately 2.5 cm. Width of innermost:             Approximately 2.4 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces:             Glabrous. Color of upper surface when first open: N66A with             N66B and base of 4D with 4A. Color of lower surface when             first open: Between N66C and N66D with base of 4D. Color of             upper surface when fully open: N66B with N66C and base of 4D             with 4A. Color of lower surface when fully open: N66D with             base of 4D.         -   Calyx.—Shape: Star-like, highly reflexed. Diameter:             Approximately 1.7 cm. Depth: Approximately 2.3 cm.         -   Sepals.—Quantity per flower: 5, fused at base. Shape:             Lanceolate. Apex: Acute, caudate. Length: Approximately             2.4 cm. Width at base: Approximately 8.0 mm. Texture of             upper (inner) surface: Tomentose. Texture of lower (outer)             surface: Sparsely pubescent. Color of upper (inner) surface:             146D, appears lighter due to pubescence. Color of lower             (outer) surface: 146B tinted 187A with sun.         -   Peduncle.—Strength: Strong. Aspect: Erect. Length:             Approximately 3.0 cm. Diameter: Approximately 2.0 mm.             Texture: Glabrous with immature thorns. Color: 146B to 146C.         -   Hypanthium.—Shape: Cup-like. Length: Approximately 7.0 mm.             Diameter: Approximately 7.0 mm. Texture: Sparsely pubescent.             Color: 146D, glaucous.         -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen quantity:             Approximately 70. Stamen length: Approximately 1.2 cm.             Filament length: Approximately 1.0 cm. Filament color: Close             to 151D. Anther shape: Reniform. Anther length:             Approximately 2.0 mm. Anther color: Close to 151D with 23B.             Pollen amount: Sparse. Pollen color: 23A. Gynoecium:             Appearance: Ovaries and lower portion of styles embedded in             hypanthium, numerous long white hairs attached to base and             apex of ovaries. Pistil quantity: Approximately 40. Pistil             length: Approximately 8.0 mm. Stigma shape: Bi-lobed. Stigma             length: Approximately 1.0 mm. Stigma color: 4C. Style             length: Approximately 5.0 mm. Style color: 145D. Ovary             length: Approximately 2.0 mm. Ovary color: 155A.         -   Hips.—Not observed, plant is highly sterile. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of shrub rose plant named ‘SFROSAL129’, substantially as herein illustrated and described. 